CommScope Wins Appeal Affirming Injunction and $6 Million in Damages Against Dali Wireless

CommScope Wins Appeal Affirming Injunction and $6 Million in Damages Against Dali Wireless

HICKORY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
CommScope, a global leader in network connectivity, secured another significant win in its litigation with Dali Wireless (“Dali”). CommScope received a favorable ruling from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The ruling affirms a lower court judgment that Dali Wireless (“Dali”) willfully infringed five CommScope patents, maintaining the injunction and $6 million enhanced damages against Dali. The ruling also reversed the judgment on a Dali patent, erasing $6.6 million that was awarded to Dali. Following this appeal ruling, the damages awarded nets-out to approximately $3.5 million in CommScope’s favor.

The Federal Circuit ruling follows a lengthy patent infringement suit that was initiated by CommScope in 2016. CommScope enforced five digital distributed antenna system (DAS) patents against Dali’s tSeries and Matrix products. Dali responded by filing two patent infringement counterclaims. Dali asserted one patent (U.S. Patent No. 9,031,521) against CommScope’s FlexWave Prism and a second patent (U.S. Patent No. 9,531,473) against an early version of CommScope’s ION-E product. Following a jury trial, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a judgment addressing each party’s patents. CommScope filed an appeal on the judgment addressing Dali’s two patents. Dali filed an appeal on the judgment addressing CommScope’s patents. The Federal Circuit denied Dali’s appeal, thus securing the judgment that Dali Wireless (“Dali”) willfully infringed five CommScope patents.

“CommScope builds world-class communications networks for large venues around the world,” said Matt Melester, chief technology officer for CommScope’s Venue and Campus Networks. “We are pleased with the Federal Circuit ruling. This ruling locks in our first objective for this appeal which was to preserve CommScope’s complete win on each of its five patents.”

As to Dali’s two patents, CommScope’s appeal was successful as to ‘521 patent asserted against CommScope’s Flexwave Prism product. The Federal Circuit found no infringement, reversing the judgment of the lower court that CommScope’s Flexwave Prism product infringed the ‘521 patent.

“This reversal on Dali’s 521 patent eliminates the bulk of damages awarded to Dali,” said Matt Melester. “By this win against Dali’s ‘521 patent, we achieved our second objective that the damages awarded nets-out in CommScope’s favor.”

As to Dali’s ‘473 patent, the Patent Office has already ruled that the asserted claims are invalid in a parallel Inter Partes Review proceeding. Dali has filed an appeal of that ruling.

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Tufin’s Chief Executive Officer to Deliver Keynote at the Fortinet PGA Championship Security Summit

Tufin’s Chief Executive Officer to Deliver Keynote at the Fortinet PGA Championship Security Summit

Presentation to Focus on Increasing Enterprise Attack Surface and the Need to Leverage Policy Automation to Address It

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tufin® (NYSE: TUFN), a company pioneering a policy-centric approach to security and IT operations, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Ruvi Kitov, will deliver the keynote session entitled “How Enterprise Access Policies Can Drive Digital Transformation and Enable the Cloud” at the Fortinet PGA Championship. Ruvi’s keynote presentation is part of the event’s Tuesday Security Summit, presented by Tufin on September 14, 2021.

With the proliferation of access across on-premise, SDN and cloud environments, the attack surface is continually increasing. At the same time, many enterprises lack a comprehensive access policy, governing who can talk to whom, and what can talk to what. Instead, enterprises typically rely on institutional knowledge or manual and cumbersome systems to manage access between systems, across networks, and in the cloud.

In this session, Ruvi will discuss why now is the time for enterprises to build comprehensive, enterprise-wide access policies that span the entire organization (including the cloud) — and then leverage these policies to automate security operations.

Who:

Ruvi Kitov, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tufin

 

What:

Keynote Session: “How Enterprise Access Policies Can Drive Digital Transformation and Enable the Cloud”

 

When:

Tuesday, September 14, 9:00 – 9:35 a.m. PDT

 

Where:

Fortinet Security Summit, presented by Tufin as part of the Fortinet PGA Championship, Silverado Resort & Spa, 1600 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa, CA 94558.

“With the amount of enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives continuing to increase, companies need to understand that their potential attack surface is increasing at the same time,” said Ruvi Kitov, CEO and co-founder of Tufin. “Having a strong security policy in place and working to automate enforcement of those policies is critical to having these long-term technology investments pay off.”

Fortinet and its channel and Fabric-Ready partners, including Tufin, have come together to build a thought leadership Security Symposium focused on value, insights, and solutions thinking. Throughout the event, discussions will take place around the latest evolution of cybersecurity, including new and emerging technologies such as Zero-Trust Network Access, Enterprise SD-WAN from Cloud to Branch, and SASE, to name a few.

“Tufin and Fortinet’s partnership benefits companies looking to be able to manage complex network environments,” added John Maddison, CMO & EVP Products at Fortinet. “Together through our integrated solutions, we can provide IT teams the benefits and ease-of-use that comes from a single pane of glass, providing visibility and risk-free firewall policy modifications.”

Tufin is a longtime, validated Fortinet Fabric-Ready Partner in the Fortinet Open Ecosystem. Together, Tufin Orchestration Suite, FortiGate Firewalls and FortiManager provide enterprises with advanced network security protection and visibility, enabling agile and risk-free policy modifications.

To learn more about Tufin’s integration with Fortinet, please visit: https://www.tufin.com/supported-devices-and-platforms/fortinet-firewalls.

About Tufin

Tufin (NYSE: TUFN) simplifies management of some of the largest, most complex networks in the world, consisting of thousands of firewall and network devices and emerging hybrid cloud infrastructures. Enterprises select the Tufin Orchestration Suite™ to increase agility in the face of ever-changing business demands while maintaining a robust security posture. The Suite reduces the attack surface and meets the need for greater visibility into secure and reliable application connectivity. With over 2,000 customers since its inception, Tufin’s network security automation enables enterprises to implement changes in minutes instead of days, while improving their security posture and business agility.

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S&P Upgrades Cyxtera to B- on Strength of Interconnection and Improved Liquidity Position

S&P Upgrades Cyxtera to B- on Strength of Interconnection and Improved Liquidity Position

S&P Rates Cyxtera DC Holdings B-, Assigning Same Credit Rating and Stable Outlook to Company’s New Parent, Cyxtera Technologies

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cyxtera (NASDAQ: CYXT), a global leader in data center colocation and interconnection services, today announced that Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) upgraded the credit rating of Cyxtera DC Holdings, Inc. to B- and assigned a credit rating of B- with a stable outlook to its new parent company, Cyxtera Technologies, Inc. The upgrade and issuer credit rating are effective as of September 1, 2021.

This positive ratings action by S&P reflects the competitive strength of the company’s interconnection services, the company’s increased liquidity position following its merger with Starboard Value Acquisition Corp (SVAC), and the financial flexibility available to Cyxtera based on its capitalized leases. The company’s robust customer base, strategic focus on retail colocation, and ability to grow its bare metal offerings were also positive ratings factors.

“The upgraded rating of Cyxtera DC Holdings and the assignment of a B- credit rating of Cyxtera Technologies validate that Cyxtera’s focus on a highly connected global platform of retail colocation data centers positions the company to benefit from secular tailwinds,” said Carlos Sagasta, Cyxtera’s Chief Financial Officer. “The stable outlook underlying these ratings further substantiates that Cyxtera is well positioned to create long-term value for all of our key stakeholders.”

About Cyxtera

Cyxtera is a global leader in data center colocation and interconnection services. The company operates a footprint of 61 data centers in 29 markets around the world, providing services to more than 2,300 leading enterprises and U.S. federal government agencies. Cyxtera brings proven operational excellence, global scale, flexibility, and customer-focused innovation together to provide a comprehensive portfolio of data center and interconnection services. For more information, please visit www.cyxtera.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, Cyxtera’s dependence upon the demand for data centers; Cyxtera’s products and services having a long sales cycle; Cyxtera’s fluctuating operating results; Cyxtera’s ability to compete successfully against current and future competitors; Cyxtera’s ability to continue to develop, acquire, market and provide new offerings or enhancements to existing offerings that meet customer requirements and differentiate it from its competitors; Cyxtera’s ability to manage its growth; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Cyxtera’s business or future results; the impact of Cyxtera’s substantial debt on its future cash flows and its ability to raise additional capital in the future; and the ability of Cyxtera to access external sources of capital on favorable terms or at all. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in Cyxtera’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be additional risks that Cyxtera does not presently know or that it currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Cyxtera’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements in this press release. Cyxtera does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release, except as required by law.

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Seagen to Present at the Morgan Stanley 19th Annual Global Healthcare Conference

Seagen to Present at the Morgan Stanley 19th Annual Global Healthcare Conference

BOTHELL, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) today announced that management will participate in a virtual fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley 19th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, September 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be webcast live and available for replay from Seagen’s website at www.seagen.com in the Investors section.

About Seagen

Seagen is a global biotechnology company that discovers, develops and commercializes transformative cancer medicines to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Seagen is headquartered in the Seattle, Washington area, and has locations in California, Canada, Switzerland and the European Union. For more information on the company’s marketed products and robust pipeline, visit www.seagen.com and follow @SeagenGlobal on Twitter.

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Western Digital’s Ambitious Carbon Reduction Goals Approved by the Science Based Targets initiative

Western Digital’s Ambitious Carbon Reduction Goals Approved by the Science Based Targets initiative

With a Focus on Reducing Operational Emissions by 42 Percent by 2030, Western Digital’s Goals Will Put It on a Trajectory to Meet or Exceed the Guidance in the Paris Climate Agreement

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) announced today that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), has approved its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, which are in line with the Paris Agreement and SBTi criteria and requirements. Science-based targets are emissions reduction goals in line with what the latest climate science says is needed to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.

“Committing to these aggressive science-based targets is the right thing to do for the planet, society, our customers and employees. The next few years are critical, and companies have a vital role to play in helping achieve transformation at the pace and scale that is needed,” said Joshua Parker, senior director, Corporate Sustainability, Western Digital. “We are already making rapid progress in reducing our emissions, demonstrating our commitment to building a sustainable economy.”

A partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature, the SBTi helps companies establish science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transform business operations to fit the future low-carbon economy.

SBTi offers organizations two different ambition levels in its pursuit to reduce greenhouse emissions: the Standard Commitment to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and a more demanding 1.5°C trajectory commitment, consistent with the conclusions in the Paris Climate Agreement.

Western Digital has committed to the more aggressive 1.5°C path.

“We congratulate Western Digital on setting science-based targets consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement,” said Alberto Carrillo Pineda, Managing Director, Science Based Targets at CDP, one of the Science Based Targets initiative partners. “By setting ambitious science-based targets grounded in climate science, Western Digital is taking action to prevent the most damaging effects of climate change.”

Under its new targets, Western Digital commits to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% by 2030, from a 2020 base year. The company is also adopting a Scope 3 target to reduce the emissions intensity of its products by 50% by 2030.

To achieve these goals, Western Digital will focus primarily on energy reductions through increased operational efficiencies, adoption of on-site solar, and direct procurement of renewable energy. The company is making progress in several areas:

  • As of mid-2021, Western Digital’s facilities in Northern California run on 100% renewable energy.
  • Western Digital purchased 100% renewable energy for its Shenzhen office and is exploring options at other sites throughout the world.
  • Western Digital has implemented on-site solar at multiple facilities around the world.
  • From fiscal year 2019 to 2020, Western Digital reduced the energy intensity of its products by 25%.
  • From fiscal year 2019 to 2020, Western Digital reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by more than 8%.

To learn more about Western Digital’s sustainability activities, please visit the Western Digital sustainability website.

About Western Digital

Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. As a leader in data infrastructure, the company is driving the innovation needed to help customers capture, preserve, access and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data. Everywhere data lives, from advanced data centers to mobile sensors to personal devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver the possibilities of data. Western Digital data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including the company’s Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate including, among others: future responses to and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; volatility in global economic conditions; impact of business and market conditions; impact of competitive products and pricing; our development and introduction of products based on new technologies and expansion into new data storage markets; risks associated with cost saving initiatives, restructurings, acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures and our strategic relationships; difficulties or delays in manufacturing or other supply chain disruptions; hiring and retention of key employees; our substantial level of debt and other financial obligations; changes to our relationships with key customers; disruptions in operations from cyberattacks or other system security risks; actions by competitors; risks associated with compliance with changing legal and regulatory requirements and the outcome of legal proceedings; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company’s most recently filed periodic report, to which your attention is directed. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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BIO-key Expands Channel Alliance Partner Program with Intelisys

Partnership to Accelerate Growth with Partner Program

WALL, N.J., Sept. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BIO-key International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKYI), an innovative provider of identity and access management (IAM) solutions featuring Identity-Bound Biometrics, today announced the start of a Master Agent Referral Partner Program with Intelisys, a ScanSource company, and the nation’s leading provider of technology services and solutions. BIO-key will now be able to offer the first Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform as part of the solutions Intelisys provides to their network of partners. The relationship will help enhance BIO-key’s security practice and expand the company’s Channel Alliance Partner (CAP) program.

Earlier this year BIO-key announced an expanded Channel Alliance Partner (CAP) program designed to significantly broaden its global partner ecosystem and provide substantial new revenue opportunities for BIO-key and their partners. The continued momentum to BIO-key’s channel program with the announcement of the Intelisys partnership is a transformational move. Engaging in this Master Agent Referral Partner Program allows BIO-key to leverage their unique strengths to increase the opportunities with a variety of end customers.

The partnership with Intelisys includes the offering of the BIO-key PortalGuard® Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) platform, providing a hosted unified Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform. The platform offers an unmatched variety of choices to support an enterprise’s present and future IAM strategies, while delivering a superior user experience. These include workforce and customer multi-factor authentication (MFA), exclusive Identity-Bound Biometrics options, single sign-on (SSO), and self-service password reset.

“This is a great milestone for BIO-key as we continue to grow our channel program and ensure that we have geographic coverage in the top markets,” states Fred Corsentino, Chief Revenue Officer, BIO-key. “We look forward to working together with Intelisys to help solve security and identity and access management challenges for the enterprise as we look to a safer future.”

The partnership is set to be fully functional this quarter. For more information about BIO-key’s CAP Program visit the BIO-key website.

About BIO-key International, Inc. (


www.bio-key.com


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BIO-key has over two decades of expertise in providing authentication technology for thousands of organizations and millions of users and is revolutionizing authentication with biometric-centric, multi-factor identity and access management (IAM) solutions. Its Portal Guard IAM solution, that provides convenient and secure access to devices, information, applications, and high-value transactions. BIO-key’s patented software and hardware solutions, with industry-leading biometric capabilities, enable large-scale on-premises and Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solutions as well as customized enterprise and cloud solutions.

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All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical facts are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). The words “estimate,” “project,” “intends,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Act. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those included within or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, our history of losses and limited revenue; our ability to raise additional capital; our ability to protect our intellectual property; changes in business conditions; changes in our sales strategy and product development plans; changes in the marketplace; continued services of our executive management team; security breaches; competition in the biometric technology industry; market acceptance of biometric products generally and our products under development; our ability to execute and deliver on contracts in Africa; our ability to expand into Asia, Africa and other foreign markets; the duration and severity of the current coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on our business operations, sales cycles, personnel, and the geographic markets in which we operate; delays in the development of products and statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing as well as other factors set forth under the caption see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to disclose any revision to these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Additionally, there may be other factors of which the Company is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in forward-looking statements and may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. In particular, the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak to economic conditions and the industry in general and the financial position and operating results of our Company, in particular, have been material, are changing rapidly, and cannot be predicted.

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Leading Industrial Technology Conglomerate Fortive Acquires Hourly Worker Human Resources Tool, TeamSense

Led by Manufacturing Industry Insiders, TeamSense Democratizes Hourly Worker Attendance and Communication with Text-Based Tech

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SEATTLE, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — After a successful launch as a COVID symptom tracker tool for the hourly workforce on July 1, 2020, TeamSense, the leading app-free, text-based human resources tool for hourly workers in the manufacturing space was acquired on July 7, 2021 by the Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”) (NYSE: FTV). TeamSense is the first spinout company from a joint innovation studio created by Seattle, Washington-based Pioneer Square Labs and Everett, Washington headquartered Fortive. Adding to its portfolio of more than 20 companies, TeamSense joins similar Fortive companies such as Fluke, Textronix and Industrial Scientific. 

“Our mission at TeamSense is to support, engage and enable the hourly employee” – Sheila Stafford CEO and Co-founder

“At the height of the pandemic, we empowered a small team of manufacturing veterans to quickly develop and scale a brilliant app-free, COVID-19 symptom-tracker for essential hourly workers”, said Kirsten Paust, Vice President of Fortive Business System Office. “Because they knew the factory workers’ needs so well, it was incredibly successful and evolved into a digital suite of app-free tools. TeamSense now tracks attendance, provides an on-demand ESS portal, and more. At a time in history where 90% of workplace tech innovations serve the 20% of the workforce that is office-bound, TeamSense is bringing tech to the 80% of the workforce who really need it and are overdue for their share.”

“From my days at Whirlpool, and GM, I had firsthand knowledge of the inner workings of a manufacturing operation. It was clear; there is a large opportunity to innovate for the hourly-employee – on their terms. Our mission at TeamSense is to support, engage and enable the hourly employee – an often-overlooked segment of the workforce with innovation that works for the way they work,” said Sheila Stafford, CEO and Cofounder of TeamSense. “Now that we are officially part of Fortive, we can be laser focused on delivering on our mission,  as opposed to securing our next round of VC investment.”


About TeamSense

: TeamSense is the leading non-app, text-based digital platform tool developed to manage hourly workers by manufacturing veterans whose understanding of what keeps a factory running makes it the #1 choice for multinational employers from Hunter Douglas to Pella Windows. Based in Everett, Washington, TeamSense is wholly owned by Fortive, a leader in industrial technology.


About Fortive:

 Fortive is a provider of essential technologies for connected workflow solutions across a range of attractive end-markets. Fortive’s strategic segments – Intelligent Operating Solutions, Precision Technologies, and Advanced Healthcare Solutions – include well-known brands with leading positions in their markets. The company’s businesses design, develop, service, manufacture, and market professional and engineered products, software, and services, building upon leading brand names, innovative technologies, and significant market positions. Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 17,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries around the world. With a culture rooted in continuous improvement, the core of our company’s operating model is the Fortive Business System. For more information please visit: www.fortive.com.

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Fortive Corporation 
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VIA optronics Reports Unaudited Second Quarter 2021 Results

VIA optronics Reports Unaudited Second Quarter 2021 Results

Total Q2 2021 revenue rose 11.5% year over year

NUREMBERG, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
VIA optronics AG (NYSE: VIAO) (“VIA”), a leading supplier of interactive display systems and solutions, today announced unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. The results have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the IASB.

“We are pleased to announce that we achieved increasing revenue despite global component shortages. Furthermore, with our growing project pipeline we continue to be well prepared to further increase our revenue in the growing market segments we serve,” said Jürgen Eichner, CEO & Founder of VIA. “The accelerated transformation to a carbon neutral economy is creating a strong tail wind for the electric-vehicle (EV) market and we expect EV manufacturers to increasingly adopt one or more advanced infotainment panels in their vehicles. For those accelerating needs we can provide the most advanced solutions, such as applying leading edge cold form technology for display glass.”

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

  • Total revenue of €43.7 million increased 11.5% year-over-year
  • Display Solutions revenue of €37.4 million increased 14.7% year-over-year
  • Sensor Technologies revenue of €6.3 million decreased 4.5% year-over-year
  • Gross profit margin of 14.0% compared to 13.3% in the second quarter of 2020
  • Net loss of €4.1 million, or a loss of €0.91 per basic and diluted share, compared to net loss of €0.02 million, or loss of €0.01 per basic and diluted share, in the second quarter of 2020.
  • EBITDA of €(1.7) million compared to €2.6 million in the second quarter of 2020

“We achieved strong revenue growth from our automotive customers, confirming our approach of investing in this sector. In line with our strategy, we acquired Germaneers, a high-tech engineering company focusing on state of the art automotive system integration and user interfaces. Germaneers will further enhance our ability to offer advanced systems integration solutions to our customer base and provides us with significant growth potential. In addition, we entered into a strategic partnership with SigmaSense to develop displays which enable innovative gesture and proximity capabilities for touchs creens,” said Dr. Markus Peters, CFO of VIA.

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Summary

Total revenue of €43.7 million increased 11.5% from € 39.2 million in the second quarter of 2020. The increase was driven by growth in our Display Solutions segment. Display Solutions revenue of €37.4 million increased by 14.7% from €32.6 million in the second quarter of 2020, driven by strong growth in automotive revenue as well as increased industrial sales. Sensor Technologies revenue of €6.3 million decreased by 4.5% from €6.6 million in the second quarter of 2020, due to a more challenging environment in the consumer end market mainly caused by a shortage of LCD panels.

Gross profit margin increased to 14.0% from 13.3% in the second quarter of 2020. Display Solutions gross profit margin of 10.7% slightly decreased from 11.0% in the second quarter of 2020, primarily driven by a change in the sales mix. Sensor Technologies gross profit margin of 33.3% rose from 25.8% in the second quarter of 2020, primarily driven by enhanced utilization of existing internal production capacities.

Research and development expenses increased to €2.0 million from €0.5 million in the second quarter of 2020 due largely to our focus on developing products for the automotive sector. Selling expenses increased slightly to €1.2 million from €1.1 million in the second quarter of 2020. General and administrative expenses of €4.9 million increased from €3.2 million, reflecting public company and M&A-related expenses.

The effects detailed above also drove our operating loss of €3.0 million compared to operating income of €0.9 in the second quarter 2020.

Net loss of €4.1 million, or a loss of €0.91 per basic and diluted share, compared to net loss of €0.02 million, or loss of €0.01 per basic and diluted share, in the second quarter of 2020.

EBITDA of €(1.7) million compared to EBITDA of €2.6 million in the second quarter of 2020. Display Solutions EBITDA of €(3.3) million compared to EBITDA of €1.0 million in the second quarter of 2020. Sensor Technologies EBITDA of €1.6 million compared to EBITDA of €1.6 million in the second quarter of 2020.

For information regarding the non-IFRS financial measures discussed in this release, please see “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” including a reconciliation of EBITDA on a consolidated basis to operating income (loss), the comparable IFRS measure, as well a reconciliation of EBITDA on a segment basis in the Segment Information section below.

Allocation of Costs

In connection with the preparation of the unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021, management reviewed the allocation of certain expense items and, beginning this quarter, has decided to adjust the allocation primarily resulting in a reallocation of specific personnel costs from general and administrative expenses to selling expenses and research and development expenses, respectively. No adjustments were made to historical periods as the impact of a retrospective reallocation of expenses on the historical periods is immaterial.

Historically reported EBITDA results are not affected by the reallocation.

Specifically:

  • for the three months ended June 30, 2020, a retrospective application of the reallocations would have had no impact on gross profit or operating (loss)/income and would have resulted in a decrease in general and administrative expenses of approximately €0.2 million and an increase in research and development expenses of approximately €0.1 million and an increase in selling expenses of approximately €0.1 million.
  • for the six months ended June 30, 2020, a retrospective application of the reallocations would have had no impact on gross profit or operating (loss)/income and would have resulted in a decrease in general and administrative expenses of approximately €0.16 million and an increase in research and development expenses of approximately €0.12 million and an increase in selling expenses by approximately €0.04 million
  • for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a retrospective application of the reallocations would have reduced gross profit by approximately €0.1 million (due to the allocation of certain expenses from other expenses to costs of sales) and would have resulted in a decrease in general and administrative expenses of approximately €0.5 million, an increase in research and development expenses of approximately €0.4 million, and an increase in selling expenses of approximately €0.1 million, respectively.

Outlook

For the third quarter of 2021, VIA expects to achieve total revenue of €45 million to €50 million. For full year 2021, the Company expects revenue growth of about 20% compared to 2020. VIA expects the financial results for the full year 2021 will significantly depend on the development of global component shortages and the resulting effect on the Company’s supply chain rather than reduced demand in the market for VIA’s products. These projections also reflect continued uncertainty related to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and actual results may differ materially. Please refer to the note below on the forward-looking statements and the risks involved with such statements. VIA optronics disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Further information on the Company can be found in its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Annual Report”), which the Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). You can access a PDF version of the Annual Report at VIA optronics` Investors Relations website, https://investors.via-optronics.com/investors/financial-and-filings/annual-reports/default.aspx. A hard copy of the audited consolidated financial statements can also be requested free of charge by contacting the investor relations team via the information provided below.

Change of Auditor

VIA’s audit committee has recommended to the supervisory board that it propose PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (PWC) and BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft AG with a preference for PWC as the Company’s auditor for election at the Company’s upcoming annual general meeting. The Company’s current auditor, Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (EY), has resigned effective upon completion of its contractual term, which is the date hereof.

The reports of EY on VIA’s consolidated financial statements of as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021: (i) the Company did not have disagreements with EY on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of EY, would have caused EY to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the consolidated financial statements for such years, and (ii) there were no “reportable events” as defined in Item 16F(a)(1)(v) of Form 20-F, except for the material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as disclosed in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 29, 2021. VIA will authorize EY to respond fully to the inquiries of the newly elected auditor concerning such material weaknesses.

Conference Call

VIA will host a conference call to discuss its results and will provide a corporate update at 2:30 p.m. Central European Time / 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, September 9, 2021 The live webcast of the call can be accessed at the VIA Investor Relations website at https://investors.via-optronics.com, along with the company’s earnings press release. The dial-in numbers for the call are +1 760-294-1674 (USA), +44 203-059-8128 (UK), or +49 695-660-36000 (Germany). Please ask to be connected to the VIA optronics AG call. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the VIA Investor Relations website.

About VIA:

VIA is a leading provider of enhanced display solutions for multiple end-markets in which superior functionality or durability is a critical differentiating factor. Its customizable technology is well-suited for high-end markets with unique specifications as well as demanding environments that pose technical and optical challenges for displays, such as bright ambient light, vibration and shock, extreme temperatures and condensation. VIA’s interactive display systems combine system design, interactive displays, software functionality, cameras and other hardware components. VIA’s intellectual property portfolio, process know-how, and optical bonding and metal mesh touch sensor and camera module technologies provide enhanced display solutions that are built to meet the specific needs of its customers.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements.” These statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the expected trading commencement and closing dates. The words, without limitation, “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these or similar identifying words. Forward-looking statements are based largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement,, including, without limitation, the risks described under Item 3. “Key Information—D. Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F as filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, new risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. We caution you therefore against relying on these forward-looking statements, and we qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on the current expectations of VIA’s management team and speak only as of the date hereof, and VIA specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-IFRS Financial Measures

Our management and supervisory boards utilize both IFRS and non-IFRS measures in a number of ways, including to facilitate the determination of our allocation of resources, to measure our performance against budgeted and forecasted financial plans and to establish and measure a portion of management’s compensation.

The non-IFRS measures used by our management and supervisory boards include:

EBITDA, which we define as net profit (loss) calculated in accordance with IFRS before financial result, taxes, depreciation and amortization; for purposes of our EBITDA calculation, we define “financial result” to include financial result as calculated in accordance with IFRS and foreign exchange gains (losses) on intercompany indebtedness

Our management and supervisory boards believe these non-IFRS measures are helpful tools in understanding certain aspects of our financial performance and are important supplemental measures of operating performance because they eliminate items that may have less bearing on our operating performance and highlight trends that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS financial measures. As an example, our acquisition of VTS in 2018 included acquisition-related costs, such as costs attributable to the consummation of the transaction and integration of VTS as a consolidated subsidiary (composed substantially of professional services fees, including legal, accounting and other consultants) and any transition compensation costs, and were not considered to be related to the continuing operation of VTS’s business and are generally not relevant to assessing or estimating the long-term performance of VTS. We also believe that these non-IFRS measures are useful to investors and other users of our financial statements in evaluating our performance because these measures are the same measures used by our management and supervisory boards for these purposes.

VIA optronics AG

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

Millions of EUR

 

2021

 

2020

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

26.6

 

 

21.5

 

Intangible assets

 

4.9

 

 

4.1

 

Property and equipment

 

20.9

 

 

16.8

 

Other financial assets

 

0.1

 

 

0.2

 

Deferred tax assets

 

0.7

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

124.8

 

 

128.4

 

Inventories

 

28.5

 

 

17.3

 

Trade accounts receivables

 

30.8

 

 

26.4

 

Current tax assets

 

0.2

 

 

0.1

 

Other financial assets

 

 

 

 

Other non-financial assets

 

5.9

 

 

3.6

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

59.4

 

 

81.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

151.4

 

 

149.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

 

73.2

 

 

77.6

 

Share capital

 

4.5

 

 

4.5

 

Subscribed capital

 

 

 

 

Capital reserve

 

83.3

 

 

83.4

 

(Accumulated Deficit) / Retained earnings

 

(15.1

)

 

(9.9

)

Currency translation reserve

 

0.5

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests

 

0.5

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equity

 

73.7

 

 

77.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

 

10.4

 

 

9.3

 

Loans

 

1.6

 

 

1.6

 

Provisions

 

0.1

 

 

0.1

 

Lease liabilities

 

8.7

 

 

7.6

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

67.3

 

 

62.7

 

Loans

 

24.4

 

 

20.6

 

Trade accounts payable

 

29.9

 

 

30.6

 

Current tax liabilities

 

1.0

 

 

1.3

 

Provisions

 

1.0

 

 

0.6

 

Lease liabilities

 

1.8

 

 

1.6

 

Other financial liabilities

 

4.5

 

 

4.1

 

Other non-financial liabilities

 

4.7

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity and liabilities

 

151.4

 

 

149.9

 

VIA optronics AG

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

Millions of EUR

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Revenue

43.7

 

 

39.2

 

 

85.1

 

 

64.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

(37.6

)

 

(34.0

)

 

(74.2

)

 

(55.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

6.1

 

 

5.2

 

 

10.9

 

 

9.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling expenses

(1.2

)

 

(1.1

)

 

(2.6

)

 

(2.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General administrative expenses

(4.9

)

 

(3.2

)

 

(9.6

)

 

(6.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

(2.0

)

 

(0.5

)

 

(3.0

)

 

(1.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating income

 

 

1.1

 

 

4.3

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating expenses

(1.0

)

 

(0.6

)

 

(3.6

)

 

(1.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating (loss)/income

(3.0

)

 

0.9

 

 

(3.6

)

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial result

(0.3

)

 

(0.3

)

 

(0.5

)

 

(0.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss)/Profit before tax

(3.3

)

 

0.6

 

 

(4.1

)

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expenses

(0.6

)

 

(0.4

)

 

(0.9

)

 

(0.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss)/profit after taxes from continuing operations

(3.9

)

 

0.2

 

 

(5.0

)

 

(0.9

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial result

(0.3

)

 

(0.3

)

 

(0.5

)

 

(0.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses) on intercompany indebtedness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expenses

(0.6

)

 

(0.4

)

 

(0.9

)

 

(0.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

(1.3

)

 

(1.7

)

 

(3.1

)

 

(3.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

(1.7

)

 

2.6

 

 

(0.5

)

 

3.9

 

VIA optronics AG

Earnings Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three

 

Three

 

 

Months

 

Months

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

EUR

 

2021

 

2020

Income/(loss) after taxes from continuing operations (attributable to VIA optronics AG shareholders)

 

(4.1

)

 

(0.02

)

Weighted average of shares outstanding

 

4,530,701

 

 

3,000,000

 

Earnings/(loss) per share in EUR(basic and diluted)

 

(0.91

)

 

(0.01

)

VIA optronics AG

Segment Information

 

2021:

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Display

 

Sensor

 

Total

 

Consolidation

 

Consolidated

Millions of EUR

 

Solutions

 

Technologies

 

segments

 

adjustments

 

Total

External revenues

 

73.1

 

 

12.0

 

85.1

 

 

 

 

85.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inter-segment revenues

 

 

 

2.3

 

2.3

 

 

(2.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

73.1

 

 

14.3

 

87.4

 

 

(2.3

)

 

85.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

7.6

 

 

3.3

 

10.9

 

 

 

 

10.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(4.7

)

 

1.1

 

(3.6

)

 

 

 

(3.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1.6

 

 

1.5

 

3.1

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

(3.1

)

 

2.6

 

(0.5

)

 

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Display

 

Sensor

 

Total

 

Consolidation

 

Consolidated

Millions of EUR

 

Solutions

 

Technologies

 

segments

 

adjustments

 

Total

External revenues

 

37.4

 

 

6.3

 

43.7

 

 

 

 

43.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inter-segment revenues

 

 

 

1.2

 

1.2

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

37.4

 

 

7.5

 

44.9

 

 

(1.2

)

 

43.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

4.0

 

 

2.1

 

6.1

 

 

 

 

6.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(4.1

)

 

1.1

 

(3.0

)

 

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

0.8

 

 

0.5

 

1.3

 

 

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

(3.3

)

 

1.6

 

(1.7

)

 

 

 

(1.7

)

2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

Display

 

Sensor

 

Total

 

Consolidation

 

Consolidated

Millions of EUR

 

Solutions

 

Technologies

 

segments

 

adjustments

 

Total

External revenues

 

53.3

 

11.6

 

64.9

 

 

 

64.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inter-segment revenues

 

 

1.6

 

1.6

 

(1.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

53.3

 

13.2

 

66.5

 

(1.6

)

 

64.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

7.7

 

2.1

 

9.8

 

(0.1

)

 

9.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1.2

 

2.3

 

3.5

 

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

1.4

 

2.5

 

3.9

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

Display

 

Sensor

 

Total

 

Consolidation

 

Consolidated

Millions of EUR

 

Solutions

 

Technologies

 

segments

 

adjustments

 

Total

External revenues

 

32.6

 

6.6

 

39.2

 

 

 

39.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inter-segment revenues

 

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

(1.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

32.6

 

7.6

 

40.2

 

(1.0

)

 

39.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

3.6

 

1.7

 

5.3

 

(0.1

)

 

5.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

0.4

 

0.5

 

0.9

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

0.6

 

1.1

 

1.7

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

1.0

 

1.6

 

2.6

 

 

 

2.6

 

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Ventas Releases 4th Annual Corporate Sustainability Report

Ventas Releases 4th Annual Corporate Sustainability Report

Report showcases the Company’s longstanding commitment and accelerated actions taken to promote sustainability, diversity and social justice

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) today released its fourth annual Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR), which showcases the Company’s commitment to and recent achievements in environmental, social and governance (ESG) excellence.

“This extraordinary time has underscored the power of our principles and reinforced our commitment to our ESG priorities and investments,” said Debra A. Cafaro, Ventas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “I’m proud to share our Corporate Sustainability Report, which demonstrates the accelerated actions we’ve taken to promote sustainability, diversity and social justice in our Company, industry and communities to drive lasting change and deliver outstanding performance for all of our stakeholders. I’d like to thank the talented Ventas sustainability team and employees across the organization, whose incredible contributions have made our ESG success possible.”

Highlights of this year’s CSR include the Company’s deepened focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and climate change and continued commitment to strong corporate governance. Specifically:

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Ventas developed a DE&I Framework and established a cross-functional DE&I Committee tasked with mobilizing a strategic, coordinated effort to make tangible and lasting progress toward a more diverse, equitable and inclusive world.
  • Climate Change: Ventas set ambitious carbon emissions reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative as being consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Additionally, Ventas is developing a strategy to achieve net zero carbon emissions. These efforts are consistent with our steadfast focus on health and safety as they will help address the impact of climate change on the environment and public health.
  • Sustainable Operations: Ventas was named a 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for its leading energy management practices and has integrated ESG considerations into its key business processes, including acquisitions, dispositions, developments and the selection of operators and partners.
  • Corporate Governance: Ventas appointed two new independent directors in 2020/2021. With these appointments, the Ventas Board of Directors is now 45% diverse.

Ventas continues to be recognized as an ESG industry leader; recent accolades include:

  • Named one of Newsweek’s 2021 America’s Most Responsible Companies
  • Second consecutive year named to the 2021 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index
  • Named a 2021 100 Best Corporate Citizen by 3BL Media
  • Five-Time Winner of Nareit’s Leader in the Light Award, which recognizes companies that have demonstrated superior and sustained sustainability practices
  • Nareit’s 2020 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards: Gold Award Winner
  • Selected to the 2020Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the second consecutive year
  • Earned the most ENERGY STAR certifications of any senior housing owner in 2020, with 117 certified senior housing communities representing nearly 11 million square feet and 70% of total U.S. 2020 senior housing certifications

The full Ventas CSR and additional information about the Company’s ESG initiatives are available online at www.ventasreit.com/corporate-responsibility.

About Ventas

Ventas, an S&P 500 company, operates at the intersection of two powerful and dynamic industries – healthcare and real estate. As one of the world’s foremost Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT), we use the power of capital to unlock the value of real estate, partnering with leading care providers, developers, research and medical institutions, innovators and healthcare organizations whose success is buoyed by the demographic tailwind of an aging population. For more than twenty years, Ventas has followed a successful strategy that endures: combining a high-quality diversified portfolio of properties and capital sources to manage through cycles, working with industry leading partners, and a collaborative and experienced team focused on producing consistent growing cash flows and superior returns on a strong balance sheet, ultimately rewarding Ventas stakeholders. As of June 30, 2021, Ventas owned or had investments in approximately 1,200 properties.

Sarah Whitford

(877) 4-VENTAS

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CalAmp Announces Date for Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CalAmp (Nasdaq: CAMP), a connected intelligence company helping businesses and people track, monitor and recover vital assets with real-time visibility and insights, today announced that it will release its fiscal 2022 second quarter financial results after the market close on Thursday, September 23, 2021.

In addition, the Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. Pacific) on September 23, 2021 to discuss its financial results. The conference call may be accessed via webcast by visiting the Investor Relations section of CalAmp’s website at www.calamp.com. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days after the call.

The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 1-833-714-0868 (+1-778-560-2625 for international callers) and using the Conference ID# 1638304. Following the call, an audio replay will also be available by calling 1-800-585-8367 or +1-416-621-4642 and entering the Conference ID# 1638304. The audio replay will be available through September 30, 2021.

About CalAmp
CalAmp (Nasdaq: CAMP) is a connected intelligence company that helps people and businesses work smarter. We partner with transportation and logistics, industrial equipment, government and automotive industries to deliver insights that enable businesses to make the right decisions. Our applications, platforms and smart devices allow them to track, monitor and recover their vital assets with real-time visibility that reduces costs, maximizes productivity and improves safety. Headquartered in Irvine, California, CalAmp has been publicly traded since 1983. We have 22 million products installed and over 1.3 million software and services subscribers worldwide. For more information, visit calamp.com, or LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or CalAmp Blog.

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Here Comes The Bus

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Bus Guardian

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iOn Vision

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 and associated logos are among the trademarks of CalAmp and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Spireon acquired the LoJack® U.S. Stolen Vehicle Recovery (SVR) business from CalAmp and holds an exclusive license to the LoJack mark in the United States and Canada. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

 

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